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pie Ocean Springs Progress. VQt IX. OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS., SATURDAY, MARCH 18. 1905. NO. 2. J THE BARGAIN STORE! The Ocean Springs Progress. j ' Published by Ernest E. Beaugez. Ocean Springs, - - - Miss. O. RANDALL, P. K. MAYERS, H. S. ROURKE, J. W. DEAN, President. Vice-President. Cashier. Assistant. ESTABLISHED IN 1893. TTTTT rTT7 ATI I I ' If I I I ' IV 11- t-i I I I M . I . By reading this space closely next week you will save money. The effort to . increase the President of the United States' salary from 50,000 to $100,000 should meet with success. A man lug enough to be at the head of the greatest nation in the world is sure ly entitled to a salary sufficiently lar(,e to enable him to maintain the position the office forces upon him. F. J. J. C. TUCKER. OAK PANTS! Read this ad over next week. E. W. McCRARY, Bti-OX!, MISS X a FULLEM, Has her line of Millinery, High Class Novel ties, Spring Dress Fabrics, fctc , complete. The new svstem of Coupons given with each Twenlyfive Cents cash purchase, cannot fail to attract is a great advantage attention and to customers tnluVJ ui) IMIIE ST SOUTHERN SEED ARE BEST. Ws have everything f;r Garden and Field and all varieties cf Flower S?ed ; also Fruit and Shade trees ; Live Stock of every descrip tion. The l:.r;jesl Secl House in the South. .1. STECKl.ER COMPANY, LTD., Suwessnr to RICHARD lRO?SCHKR. SIS to 526 Gravier Street. New Grlea Ct.i!igue Iree to all ij'plic nl. La. resh Bread, Cakes, Burns, Rolls, Cockies, Etc. Ho REAL H. P. RUSSELL. After more than three weeks spent iu tlie consideration of the ease of Judge Swayne the senate lias decided he is not guilty. Judge Swayue it is said has I0t been nervous about the result from the beginning and he doubtless feels now that the senate is indebted to him fcr having acted as the boulder on the track to prevent legislation on other and more embarnssiug subjects. CHARTER OF INCORPORA TION OF THE OCEAN j SPRINGS ST4 TE BANK. j Be it known that ma this the 20th day of j 1 Januar A. D.- 1905, O. . Bailey. Geo, K. ; At'lHlt, Hi r. KUseil, r. ivi- vvitu, w x. Ames, f. O. Whittle, O. I,. briar, Joseph Kotzum, Mrs. Hosa Siffersun, Sidney An arson, A. I,. Staples. N. Seymour & Son, K. Schmidt, . CVKeefe. J. D. Minor, K. W. Illing, Khury & O'Neal, H.G. McGowan. O. Switzer, K. H. Clement, Mrs. Hauna Johnson. Nt$. M. V. Russell, Mrs. A. I,. Benjlinail, Chas, K. Pabst, Ofey Young and associates, by virtue of the provision of Chapter Twenty-five (25) of the Annotated Code of Mississippi, and the acts amenda tory thereof, do hereby found and orga nize a corporation for the objects and pur poses hereinafter enumerated, and to that end and purposes they do by these pres ents, with the approval of the Governor of the State of Mississippi form and con stitute themse'ves ami all such other per Moris as may hereafter become associated With them whether by subscription, pur chase or otherwise, into a body politic and j corporate in law under the following articles of the Chatter of said corporation, j to -wit: A&TTCXK 1ST. The name and s.yle of! thi- corporation shall be the OCEAN 'SPRINGS STATE BANK, and 111 that1 name it shall exist for fifty years from the j (dale of the approval of this Charter, and, J may by purchase or otherwise acquire, - j have, hold and enjovjaach real and per . srmoj property as may oe required fr the I j purpose) (ot which this organization is' j formed, not to exceed however the limit j ; fixed by the laws of the State of Missis- I I sippi. for corporations ol this character. and shall 111 additi-ui possess all the rights, powers and privileges which corporations under the general laws ofthe State of Mis- j sissippi are authorized to exercise or possess. Akticlk 2N11. The domiele of tbia cor poration shall be at Ocean Springs, Jack- son County, Mississippi. iKTtCLK KD. the capital stock o this or po ration ! nereny uxeu at ruteen I Thousand Uonrtrs(5i5,oqo.oo), divided into Three Hundred shares of Fifty Dollars ($50,003 each but may at anytime he m cr eased to Twenty-five Thousand (S25, 000. 00) Uollars, bv a vote of the majorityof the stockholders. As soon as this Charter shall be approved the said (). L. Bailey, A. L. Staoles. H. P. Russell, F. M . Weed. W. T. Ames, h O. Whittle, G. U. Friar, Joseph Kotzum, Mrs. Rosa Sigerson, Sidney An derson, Geo. H. Arndt, N. S?vtuoiir & Son, F. Schmidt, J. O'Keele, . I Minor, B.W. Illing. Flurry & O'Neal, H. G. McGowan, O. Switzer, K. K. Clement, Mrs. Hanua Johnson, Mrs. M. V. Russell, Mrs. A. U, ttenjiman, Chas. H. Pabst, (Jrey Voting and associates, shall at the domi'de of the corporation open b. ks it subscription to the stotfc oi said bank, and when Ten rb 09 sattd ($10,000.00) Dollars shall have been subseribed a meeting of such sub scribers and stockholders shall be called Of which meeting the said subscribers to slock or stockholders shall elect Seven Directors of said bank, each of wlmm shall be the owner of at least one share of the stock of said bank, to serve as such until the first Monday in January A. I)., 906. Aktic.i.1': 4TII. The objects and purposes ill this corporation are hereby declared to be to receive and safely keep moneys left on deposit and to pay the same to the depositor on demand, the buying ol domestic and foreign exchange fur profit and discount, bills, notes and other com mercial paper, to lend money at l.iwlul rates of interest and to do a geiieal bank ing business, Akticlk 5TH. The corporate powers ot this corporation shall be vested iu a Board of Seven Directors, eacn 01 wuum snail be a stockholder ia said Bank who shall be elected by the Stockholders within 1 thirty days alter the approval ol this char- I ter, and on the first Monday in January A. D., 1900. and annually thereafter on the j first Monday in Unuary ot each year. Infections shall be by ballot and each Stockholder shall be entitled lo OtlC vote lOi each share ol slock held by him to be cast by the owner or his written ! pi OX?. The Board oi Directors at their first nietting and an- j mially thereafter following every election ot stockholders shall organize by electing a President, a Vice-President, a Cashier; and an Assistant Cashier provided that the ; offices of Cashier and Assistant Cashier may be held by person wh- are not Direc tors ol said Ban k . 1 he Directors and officers elected shall , h-ota Mice until theii successors ate elect- 1 SCR ANTON, MISS. J. LUNDY, Cashier Ocean Springs Branch. W. STEWART, Cashier Moss Point Branch. Transacts a gensral banking business. Safety deposit bokes for rent, ranging in price from $4 to $7 year. Free to patrons. paid on time deposits in our savings department. Capital Paid in $50,000.06. Surplus and Net Undivided Profits $33,823.58. Interest DIRECTORS: J W Stewart, Ed Mitchell. 0 Randall, H S Rourke, J W Mead, F J Lundv, P K Mavers, (seami Springs SddDire, The New Fruit and Produce Store! Watch this ad next week. J. A. Sigerson, Prop. KnMONit J. Jank. President. V. 0, Ri'XHT. Vice President, CltVS. It. HaI.!.. Casllier. J. J. Mcluiosh, Casliier Kos Point Branch. E, S, Davis, Cashier Ocean Springs Branch. Merchants Marine Bank, :.ita! Paid in 325,000. Scran ton, Surplus and Undivided Profits $16,500 Mississippi, NBLSON, P. FnoRE, I! I), Vai.vi rdk, McIntosh, J, J. I''eohr, V. I). Rkcht DJ.RBCTOR8: Hdjioxd J. Jaxk, Chris Wai.tuk Gautirr, McVra Youhg, J.J DOES A LEfllTIMATE BANKING BUSINESS !N ALL ITS BRANCHES. All business will have prompt and careful attention Best facilities for handling and speeial attention given to shipping business. We solicit your patronage. CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY, ed. Vacancies occurrinp; on the Board of Directors may be filled by the stockholders at an election to be held for that pti osc rn I'-n davs notice to be given in wrUi.Ig to each person holdinir slock in said Kana as shown by the books of the Haul:- A majority oi the Board of Directors shall Constitute a quorum; said Board may ap point from tune to lime, also dismiss at their pleasure such ulTicevs, agents, clerks Cf Ochei employees as they may deem necessary for the business and purposes pi said Ban lluy may establish, ?s well ts alter and amend all such by-laws, rules and regulations as they ma.V deem neces sary for the inauaEemeut ol said Bank. IS Wrri;ss Wiikrkuf. the said inco. -porntors h ieunto sfl their hands the day and year first above written. 0. L. Bailev, A. l Staples. H. P. Russell. P. M Weed, V. T Ames, 0. Whittle, O I,, Priar, Joseph Kotzum, Sirs. Rosa Sifjersuii Sidnev Atidt-ison, Veo. B. Arndt, N. Seymour & Son, P. Schmidt. 1 . O'Keele. I . I. .Minor. . K. W. mine;. Flurry & O'Neal. H. G. .1cGowan, . . Switzer, K. E. Clement, UfS Hanna Johnson, i Mrs. M. V. kussell, Mrs. a. I.. Benjiman, Chas. H. Pabst, Orey Youiir. There lias been no mat in the south who has (ought President Roosevelt Mlore bitterly on the negro fjuestion th-ui Ibe present governor of this state. Now, however, when the president is showing isotli bv action aild speech llt.it be has been m isu nd erstood on this momentous question, and t at instead of beiuj against the south he is for it, .ni l when those who have been prone to criticize are now Commending him. where do -ve find our lovemor? When asked to ex press an opinion in St. Louis on Presi dent Roosevelt's latest speech which was reallv favorable to our section, he answered. "I have nothing to say." A man quick to condemn should also be quick to commend Brtligc Notice. Nntlce la hereto' Riven t&u a contract for the butldlnjrnf aorldfe over Cedar creek on road X". t-'i La DHitrtct No. i. according to plan-, and KpeciBcations on tile and win b K" to t!if lowetit Wdder at the front door of the court Hoove in the City of Puscagoula on the tlriit Mmilavthe 3rd davof April A. D., 1005. Bondt will he required accordtag to law and th.-Hoard reserves the riht t reject any and aii Wok. mv order of the Hoard of Supervisors. I II. LEWIS. Clerk Sir Wilfred I,aurier says he would not be a citizen ol the United States even to be president. We guess not, when the Governor General of Canada els a salary just twice as great as that of our president.